What began as a record of everything I read for one year quickly turned into a place to connect with other book lovers over our shared passion. I'm so glad that I discovered the book blogging world! Please visit as often as you like, and feel free to chime in with your opinions any time.

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That's a good question ... I'm a daughter, a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend ... and there's so much more! But for the purpose of this blog I am a first and foremost a reader.

When I was in the first grade I read The Hobbit and my love of Fantasy took root. By the time I left elementary school I had completed the entire series as well as The Belgariad by David Eddings. Seventh grade brought me the beginning of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series ... which is still not complete. High school and college introduced me to the classics and to history. My reading disappeared for several years when I had a child. Then I started a book club and it came back in full force.

Today I read anything that catches my eye ... at the moment that includes historical fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, and any titles I find interesting. I'm always on the lookout for the next great find ... any suggestions?

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The Poisonwood Bible

I completely forgot to post that I read this book last month for my book club. Actually, it was the 2nd time I read it and I loved it both times. I posted about our dual meetings for this book here and here.

I did a ton of background research for this meeting, since the book covers a part of the world we weren't familiar with (namely The Congo/Zaire). I also got tons of info from Bookclub in a Box. Marilyn and the staff over at that site do an excellent job with the guides they put together. Has anyone else ever used their guides? I'd love to know what you think.

Thanks Trish! I do love my book club ... my girls call me "the book club madam" LOL. As for Kingsolver, I've also read The Mermaid Chair but that's it. I've had Animal, Vegetable, Miracle on my TBR list since I saw her read an excerpt on Book TV - it looks excellent!